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June DeFalco Obituary

June Bayer DeFalco, 80, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away on May 10, 2013 in Commonwealth Hospice at St. Luke's Villa, Wilkes-Barre.

She was born in Lehman Township on Oct. 8, 1932, a daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Jenkins Lord. She was a graduate of Lehman High School. June was formerly employed at Leslie Fay and later retired as an office manager at Fox Pocono Pools.

June enjoyed trips to Las Vegas and to Atlantic City with her husband. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family and baking Christmas cookies.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Bayer.

Surviving are her husband, Louis P. DeFalco; sons, Bruce Bayer, of Swoyersville, Keith Bayer and companion, Edward Fataicher, of Edwardsville, and Eric Bayer and his wife, Joanne, of Wilkes-Barre; daughter, Alisa Bayer, Wilkes-Barre; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sister, Leona Walter and her husband, Philip, of Dallas; and nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. Monday from the Nat & Gawlas Funeral Home, 89 Park Ave., Wilkes-Barre, with the Rev. Peter Kuritz, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre, officiating. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township.

Friends may call on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent by visiting June's obituary at www.natandgawlasfuneralhome.com.

Published by Times Leader on May 11, 2013.
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Our sincere sympathy to Lou,and the Bayer family

Lenny,Donna,Jonathan Tomko

May 14, 2013

My deepest sympathy to the Defalco and Bayer families

Charlene Thomas

May 12, 2013

Joanne and Eric and family Sincere sympathy to you and yours. Your loved one is now at rest.

Marge Demarco

May 11, 2013

June was a wonderful Women & will be missed immensely. Godspeed June..

Linda

May 11, 2013

I would like to express my sincere sympathy to Lou and to the family of June. I have had many good times with June in the company of her sister and brother-in-law, Leona and Philip Walter.

May 11, 2013

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